The Los Angeles Angels placed three-time MVP Mike Trout on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to a fractured left hamate bone.
It’s expected he will miss four to eight weeks.
Trout was injured in the eighth inning of the Angels’ 10-3 loss to the San Diego Padres on Monday.
After fouling off a pitch, he grabbed at his left wrist. He briefly returned to the batter’s box before backing away and signaling to the dugout that he needed assistance. Following discussions with team staff, he took off his batting glove and then walked back to the dugout.
“I kind of knew it wasn’t good,” Trout said on Tuesday. “It’s just a freak thing. I had a lot of guys reach out who had the surgery or the injury before. Some guys came back in four weeks. Some guys took longer. We’ll see how it goes.”
He added that he would get a second opinion before deciding whether to undergo surgery.
Mickey Moniak finished the Monday at-bat, a strikeout that was charged to Trout.
In corresponding moves on Tuesday, the Angels recalled outfielder Jo Adell and right-handed pitcher Gerardo Reyes from Triple-A Salt Lake. The club optioned right-hander Victor Mederos to Double-A Rocket City after Monday night’s game.
On Thursday, Trout was selected as an All-Star starter for the 10th time in his career. By his own lofty standards, Trout is in the midst of a down year, hitting .263 with a .369 on-base percentage, a .493 slugging percentage, 18 homers and 44 RBIs in 81 games.
“It’s tough,” Trout said of missing his third consecutive All-Star Game because of injuries. “I was really looking forward to it. It’s frustrating.”
Trout, 31, is a two-time All-Star MVP and nine-time Silver Slugger winner. In 1,488 career games over 13 seasons, all with the Angels, he has a .301/.412/.582 hitting line with 368 homers and 940 RBIs.
His current campaign has come to a stop on one swing of the bat.
“Looking back, I had no soreness or anything like that,” Trout said. “Just felt something really painful and weird. Talking to other guys, it’s basically the same thing that happened to them. It’s frustrating because my body has felt great. I had a routine and was sticking with it and this freak thing happens. But at least it’s not crazy serious or season-ending.”
Adell, 24, was 1-for-3 with a homer in one game for the Angels earlier this season. He is a career .215 hitter with 16 homers in 162 games since 2020.
Reyes, 30, appeared in one game for the Angels this season, and he gave up one run in one inning against Seattle Mariners on June 10.
“I think everybody in there knows we’re going to have bumps in the road and we’ve had guys go down,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “We’ve had the same motto since the beginning of the season that those things happen and it’s the next man up and we keep playing. No one’s going to feel sorry for us. No reason for us to do the same.”
–Field Level Media
